Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-22
BANGOR Mar b 2I


Monday forenoon at City Hall, Mayor Bragg
delivered his inaugural address. From his
dress is cleaned the following report of the
fnances of the city: The report of the city
tor the year to have been S26l, ,2ll 88; ex
penditures, $265. .642. ID balance overdrawn,
49, 42O25; cash in treasury, $2,234 90; un.
collected taxes, 1874 to 1886, and sewer as
sessments, $50, $50 81: total direct bonde d
liability, 100000; treasurer's note, Sl2, 900 4;
trust funds, SS9. 900; making total direct
liability of $50, 100, which is SIG, 900 than last
year.
The valuation of taxable real and personal
estate is SO, ,925, As; municipal real estate, in
cluding water works, $4,000. After the
delivery of the address, the two boards ad-
journed to their respective rooms for the
transaction of business. The common coun-
Gil organized by the choice of Charles S.
Pearl as president and Otto F. Young as
clerk. Subordinate officers will be chosen
next Monday.
BATH, Mar. 81.
! The new Bath City Government organized
Monday forenoon with the choice of George
Moulton, Jr., as president of the board of
aldermen and Fritz II. Twitchell as president
of the common council. Seth o. Rogers was
reelected city clerk and Cyrus w. Longley
| Mayor Wakefield in his address recommends
that standard time be adopted, and considers
the adjustment of the city liquor agency by
the last city government as unwise, and be-
lieves that the agency should be continued.
The city debt was reduced the last two years,
sixty-two thousand dollars.
BELFAST, March 81.
The new city government was organized
| today. Arthur Brown was chosen president
of the common council, Lucius Ii. Murch,
city clerk; Nathan f. Houston. treasurer !;
A. E. Ellingwood, city physician; Joseph
Williamson, city solicitor; A. A. Small, Wm.
M. Woods, Geo. B. Ferguson, assessors.
Trustees for the library, Mayor Burgess, JOS.
Williamson, Daniel Haraden, VIM. e. Mar
shall, Ben. Hazeltine.
LEWISTON, March 2l.
| Lewiston and Auburn city governments
organized today. In Lewiston Mayor Nc
Gillicuddy's address presented Lewistons
financial affairs in favorable light. The
net debt is S65S, ,S36 02 or deducting rail-
road stock which produces net income and
the water debt which now pays its interest,
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elected city clerk, David Fsrrar, treasurer;
Jas. Sands, assessor; G. B. Haskell, street
commissioner; I. L. Tan, engineer.
In Auburn Mayor Penley's address reports
the bonded debt of the city at 1927 500. re
duction from last wear. J. w. Mitchell was
elected city clerk, G. C. Wing, solicitor; F.
+. Goss, street commissioner; A. A. Miller,
engineer; Francis Packard, assessor.
BIDDEroRD, March 81
The new city government was inangurated
today. The balloting for subordinate officers
was intensely interesting, both boards stand
ing politically nearly even in numbers. In
Joint convention the democrats have two ma
;ority. but in balloting for some principal
officers the vote resulted in tie and Mayor
Parcher was obliged to cast the decisive
vote. Six of the seven officers elected today
are democrats Tonight the city council
held an adjourned meeting for the purpose OF
completing the list but adjourned without
doing 40. In the lower board the vote to
adjourn was doubted, yeas and nays being
called. A deadlock resulted whereupon the
democrats all left their seats amid great con-
fusion. The political outlook for municipal
matters here is the most exciting one for